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present tense third-person singular of blow up
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1
to become very angry
- she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day
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- flares (up),
- flips (out)
- [slang]
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- chills out
- [slang],
- cools (off or down),
- relaxes
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2
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
- the building blew up because of a gas leak
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3
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
- blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away
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4
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
- the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness
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“Blows up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blows%20up. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.
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